Pleasant Hill in Cass County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot

Historic Building circa 1903

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2015

1. Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot Marker

Inscription. The first depot was of wood frame and built on this site in 1866. It burned in 1901. In 1903 this building was built for the Missouri Pacific R.R. and called the "finest in the state." In 1915 the Wells Fargo office here was robbed. The night man was shot in the arm. 3 weeks later, in the waiting room a gun battle broke out killing a police officer and one bandit. The other robber was severely wounded and later hanged by a mob. In 1988, the Union Pacific R.R. gave the depot to the city. The Community Betterment [Association] took a lease in 1991 to develop a museum and small business.

Erected 1992 by Pleasant Hill Downtown Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Law Enforcement • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, Pleasant Hill Downtown Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.

Location. 38° 47.141′ N, 94° 16.449′ W. Marker is in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, in Cass County. It is on Boardman Street south of Paul Street / Wyoming Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Wyoming Street, Pleasant Hill MO 64080, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Kansas City.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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walking distance of this marker: Col. Hiram Bledsoe (a few steps from this marker); The Civil War in Pleasant Hill (a few steps from this marker); Pleasant Hill, Missouri (within shouting distance of this marker); 105 First Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 111 First Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Building 1948 (within shouting distance of this marker); 117 First Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 119 First Street (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pleasant Hill.

Also see . . .
1. Pleasant Hill: Our History. Town website entry (Submitted on December 18, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Pleasant Hill Downtown Historic District. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (Submitted on September 8, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2015

2. Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2015

3. Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot

Former Missouri Pacific Railroad Caboose at Depot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2015

4. Former Missouri Pacific Railroad Caboose at Depot

Short Line Train Passing Missouri Pacific R.R. Depot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2015

5. Short Line Train Passing Missouri Pacific R.R. Depot

Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,025 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 8, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.